Nearly Five Tons of Food Donated to Support Healthcare Workers

Altoona, PA (April 22, 2020) - Today Sheetz, a major restaurant and convenience chain across the Mid-Atlantic, announced several donations and community support initiatives to assist health care workers on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic as well as communities struggling with hunger amid the pandemic. The donations include:

Protective Gear and Critical Care Items

$100,000 donation to Direct Relief, a humanitarian aid organization working to help people who confront enormous hardship to recover from disasters. This donation will go directly to Direct Relief’s COVID-19 fund to provide protective gear and critical care items to health workers and medical facilities across the U.S. as they work tirelessly to heal those diagnosed with COVID-19.

Sheetz is also proudly matching donations, up to $50,000, to Direct Relief through a unique charity esports tournament. On Friday, April 24, Sheetz is inviting all of its fans and followers to join a live streaming invitational tournament – where participants can pledge funds for Direct Relief. Sheetz is honored to sponsor the tournament, joining with hosts, the Pittsburgh Knights esports team and GFuel. The tournament features the new game “Valorant” and starts at 1:30 p.m. on April 24th. Donations can be made directly through “Sheetz Live” on Twitch.

Fighting Hunger

Sheetz customers have the opportunity to donate their loyalty points to support Feeding America®, the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization in the country, directly through the Sheetz App, through June 30, 2020. For every 200 points a customer donates, $1 will be donated to Feeding America and Sheetz will match donations up to $100,000.

This donation will be directed to Feeding America’s COVID-19 Response Fund to help provide food to communities struggling with hunger as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. For every 200 points a customer donates, $1 will be donated to Feeding America.

Hospital Donations

Nearly five tons of food including a variety of snacks and drinks donated directly to hospitals in the communities Sheetz serves. These donations will help fuel medical personnel including doctors, nurses, hospital staff and more as they work around the clock to deliver life-saving care to those fighting COVID-19. Participating hospitals include:

Pennsylvania

○ UPMC - Altoona

○ UPMC – Pittsburgh

○ Mount Nittany Medical Center

○ Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre

○ Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

○ Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton

Ohio

○ Cleveland Clinic – Akron General Medical Center

○ University Hospital Health System - Cleveland

Maryland

○ University of Maryland Medical Center

North Carolina

○ Duke University Health System

○ UNC Medical Center

○ Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center

○ Cone Medical Health System – Burlington/Greensboro

○ Vidant Medical Center

Virginia

○ University of Virginia Health System

West Virginia

○ West Virginia University Health System

Sheetz is deeply committed to its employees, customers and the communities it serves. These donations will be made in an effort to provide assistance and relief as the nation joins together to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.